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need help please

have been reading many post about the X-plane / APM Planner connection but somehow can not get it to work in my computer!!??

i wonder if any one could be patient enough to help & guide me

I have two laptops, Vaio with Windows 8 and a Lenovo with Windows Vista.

Ran X-plane 10 on Windows 8 and Mission Planner on Vista.

could not get a dialogue between the two laptops so in order to isolate the problem, i installed both APM mission planner 1.2.35 mav 10 and X-Plane v10 on the Vaio.

still could not get them to talk to each other!!

I have followed the instructions on the following link:

 http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/Xplane

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i have done everything asked, except below:

could understand each line except:

"

If you haven't done a setup already, press "APM Setup" on the Mission Planner Firmware page, which opens another dialog. Follow the instructions on the "Reset", "Radio Input" and "Mode" tabs of the dialog. Then you're ready to sim!

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I do not understand exactly since there is no such tabs with such exact text!?

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anyway I am simulating a Quad as below:

1- ran mission planner

2- Firmware tab, HIL Simulator, selected quad.

3- uploaded Arducopter V2.9.1 Quad HIL 

4- Simulation tab, selected X-plane, X-plane 10 check box, Advanced IP, SIM PC IP 127.0.0.1, SIM PC port 49000, planner PC port 49005

5- pushed button SIM link start/stop

6- ran X-plane 10

7- selected quad

8- did all the settings according to the wiki link above

still no communications!!??

this is while i am reading everybody else blog and they are enjoying flying in X-plane

what am I doing wrong??!!

can you please help?

i also went to firewall settings in Windows 8 and activated private and public check box for X-Plane and APM Mission Planner, still no luck.

SOS